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You could make your Turn cycle turn a taper. Assuming you are doing external threads, then for the final diameter, enter the major diameter you want at the large (Z-) end of the thread, and for the taper angle enter the half angle, as a negative number (-1.7899 degrees for NPT threads). Parameters f...

The message box in the upper right corner of the CNC12 screen is a scrolling box. The newest messages appear at the bottom. In your picture, you can see that "308 Waiting for input #17 (M101)" has been superseded by "304 MDI...". That means that the orient command has completed, ...

Maybe it could change to something in a medium gray, so the operator is a little more likely to look elsewhere (like, say, at the message box...). That is probably counter to what Gary is hoping for (presumably a prominent "fault" indicator), but is consistent with the designed behavior: w...

reading marc's comments i thought he was asking for a virtual estop button which osha isn't going to like. No, not at all. I was suggesting that the appearance of the VCP reset button could change, depending on whether the actual emergency stop button was pressed. This would make it more obvious to...

Tom was probably thinking you meant #23401-#23408. Just out of curiosity, do #23401 and #23402 change state on your system, corresponding to whether or not the asterisk is showing? Yes, I think #25101-#25108 are relatively new. Presumably they were added to avoid the awkward timing issues you get wh...

This is largely a function of the PLC programming, and to a lesser extent VCP design. I agree that the subject needs to be revisited. In my opinion, the VCP "reset" button/box should have three display states: 1) Normal: the VCP reset is not set, and the emergency stop is not pressed. Cont...

Have you verified the analog voltage at the analog input to the Siemens drive? If you are getting a suitable analog signal there, then the Centroid software/parameters is doing what it is supposed to do. I do not immediately know what could be miswired or misconfigured with a Siemens 611 drive, to a...

Every machine is different. Not every machine is capable of orientation. M19 is just an external M function (a CNC macro that you, as the control integrator, provide). It does not get any special handling by CNC12. As such, there are no parameters (such as a "P" value) that can be passed i...

If you want to be able to swap the motor power leads back, then you could indeed swap the encoder polarity at the same time. It does not really matter which motor direction is positive and which is negative. All that matters is that the encoder feedback match the outgoing power: positive output curr...

Before selecting reversing contactors and an overload relay, you need to know the rated current of the ATC carousel motor. Take enough covers off that you can read the data plate. On other B5AC machines, these have been rated between 0.31A and 0.40A on 230VAC. I would use Fuji SC-E02 contactors and ...